9:00am

Welcome and introductions
Setting ground rules

9:15am

Icebreaker: Who am I?
Icebreaker that gets students to consider the different lives people experience due to their level of wealth

9:30am

Outside speakers: Faith and charity
Invite a speaker or speakers to discuss religion and charity, for example a representative of a local faith-based organisation. Suggestions for speakers are given in the notes. Students note down key discussion points in order to complete the following activity.

10:00am

Discussion activity: visiting speaker

10:25am

BREAK

10:35am

Activity: Governments beating global poverty?
Students look at the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and the role they play in attempting to eradicate global poverty in the long term. They look at the role of the UN and the richest countries in tackling global poverty.

11:25am

Group discussion: Faith – improving the lives of all?
Discussion of the role that religion plays in helping to eradicate poverty, with examples to inform the discussion. What is the relationship between religion and charity?

12:30pm

LUNCH

1:15pm

Energiser: 'Knots of People'

1:30pm

Activity: So what is poverty?
There are different types of poverty- local and global. This activity encourages students to focus on local poverty. This activity uses MPEG resources and discussion activities.

2:10pm

BREAK

2:20pm

Activity: 'The Apprentice' - making a difference in your community and beyond
By now, students will have received a lot of information. This activity asks students to work effectively in groups at speed to come up with the 'most
impressive school activity to raise awareness of poverty in their local community. All it takes is a little imagination!

3:00pm

Presentations: You're Fired!
Students feed back their 'pitch' to the Facilitator and his/her 'assistants', with the rest of the participants observing. Award prizes to the group that comes up with the most innovative idea.

3:45pm

Finish